prices for an average domestic economy airfare have dropped from 199 from $579 then to $365 now. at the same time, the number of airlines has been shrinking after airline deregulation came into effect, there were 20 major airlines in the u.s., by 1990, only 12 in operation, today just seven, and with u.s. air and american merging, we'll be down to six. u.s. air and american don't have a lot of overlapping routes or hubs. in the end, there'll be about eight routes out of the combined 900 or so that will only be served by one airline. >>> how about the state of north dakota? they have the fewest number of residents who say they are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender. that's according to a new gallup survey. i want to break it down for you, topping the list, the nation's capital, washington, d.c. at 10%, hawaii was the next at 5.1%, tieing for third, vermont and oregon at 4.9%. just 1% of north dakotans say they are gay or lesbian, 1.7%. >>> american soccer player robby rogers has made an amazing revelation. he says he's gay and retiring from professional soccer. he says soccer